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Dr. Reef Karim - Monsters and Critics
May 7, 2012
Junior Seau's death puts more pressure on NFL to change

The tragic death of Junior Seau is part of a chain of NFL suicides, with some players leaving last requests, asking medical professionals to study their brains in post-mortem research. Now CNN reports that Seau's family will let researchers study the former NFL linebacker's brain for evidence of trauma.
The former Chargers linebacker killed himself Wednesday with a gunshot to the chest. The family made the decision to allow the research in hopes it will help NFL players and others in the future, according to CNN's report. Seau' final autopsy report may take up to 90 days to complete.
Seau may have suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease brought on by multiple concussions, as the legendary linebacker suffered a number of hits to the head during his career. This will be determined in the autopsy.
CNN noted that Seau's brain may be sent to Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, the research center that found former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson suffered degenerative damage to his brain because of repeated hits. Duerson also committed suicide, shooting himself in the chest in 2011 and leaving a suicide note that said he wanted his brain studied for possible damage.
Dr. Nikolas Nikolov - KTLA.com
May 7, 2012
New Cellulaze Treatment Proves Effective Against Cellulite
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- It's been called "cottage cheese skin," and "the orange peel syndrome." Cellulite is a condition that has women hiding under their clothes or their beach towels.
But now, a new technology can permanently reduce cellulite by 50 to 70 percent.
It's called Cellulaze, and it's an FDA-approved surgical laser therapy that attacks the structure of cellulite.
Doctors conduct the procedure under local anesthesia in one to two hours. It costs between $5,000 and $7,000.
"Nothing really gets rid of cellulite 100 percent," Dr. Nicholas Nikolov says. "However, with Cellulase, we can improve cellulite by 50-70 percent depending on the cause and the amount of cellulite. And this is permanent; it's not a temporary treatment."
"Some of the results you see immediately," Nikolov says. "Two months later, you see a bigger improvement. But the final improvement is finalized after about two years."
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Arlene Howard - I Survived Beyond and Back
April 20, 2012


